Table 5.
Perceived relationship between smoking and TB among current smokers*
| |
No |
Don’t know |
Yes |
|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
|
Perceived relationship between smoking and TB (not prompted)(N = 420) |
|
|
|
| A smoker is more likely to get TB |
N/A** |
N/A |
165 (39.3) |
| Smoking causes TB to become worse |
N/A |
N/A |
143 (34.1) |
| Smoking makes TB treatment not to work as well |
N/A |
N/A |
94 (22.4) |
| Smoking causes TB to relapse |
N/A |
N/A |
48 (11.4) |
| Smokers with TB are more likely to die of TB than non-smokers |
N/A |
N/A |
34 (8.1) |
| Other |
N/A |
N/A |
12 (2.9) |
|
Perceived relationship between smoking and TB (prompted)(N varies between 395 and 400) |
|
|
|
| A smoker is more likely to get TB |
29 (7.3) |
29 (7.3) |
340 (85.4) |
| Smoking causes TB to become worse |
39 (9.8) |
31 (7.8) |
330 (82.5) |
| Smoking makes TB treatment not to work as well |
59 (14.8) |
42 (10.6) |
297 (74.6) |
| Smoking causes TB to relapse |
51 (12.9) |
46 (11.7) |
298 (75.4) |
| Smokers with TB are more likely to die of TB than non-smokers |
47 (11.8) |
47 (11.8) |
303 (76.3) |
| TB smoking belief score(median [IQR])& | 15 (12–15) |
*Questions courtesy of Professor M. Nichter, University of Arizona; **N/A = not applicable; &5 items, score range 5–15, Cronbach alpha for TB smoking belief score = 0.85.